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I knew they would kill me when they found out, but…” He struggled for words, releasing a sharp breath. “I think I realized that I would rather die because I betrayed them, than live because I betrayed you.

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Marissa Meyer
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: February 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Tacoma
Washington
Thinking
Knew
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Dies
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Betrayed
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